Games on September 8, 1973

13 games

The games of September 8, 1973

On September 8, 1973, 13 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Milwaukee Brewers 15-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 9-7. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the California Angels 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the California Angels, 9-6, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-2, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Mets 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. The California Angels and the Kansas City Royals met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 7, 1973 and the next, Sep 9, 1973. The 1973 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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